NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Questlove has his own book imprint and is launching it with a memoir by one of the world's most influential and enigmatic musicians, Sly Stone, leader of Sly and the Family Stone.
鈥淭hank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin),鈥� named for the Sly and the Family Stone hit, will be released Oct. 17 through Questlove's AUWA Books imprint, part of Macmillan Publishers. The memoir is co-written by Ben Greenman and will track Stone's rise to the heights of stardom in the late 1960s to his long decline and virtual disappearance from the music scene.
鈥淔or as long as I can remember folks have been asking me to tell my story,鈥� the 80-year-old Stone, who was born Sylvester Stewart, said in a statement Wednesday. 鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 ready. I had to be in a new frame of mind to become Sylvester Stewart again to tell the true story of Sly Stone. It鈥檚 been a wild ride and hopefully my fans enjoy it too.鈥�
Other books planned for the AUWA imprint include 鈥淗andbook for the Revolution: The Essential Guide for Workplace Organizing,鈥� by Amazon Labor Union activist Derrick Palmer and 鈥淗ip-Hop Is History,鈥� a chronology of hip-hop鈥檚 first 50 years co-written by Questlove and Greenman.
鈥淚 have been writing books for over a decade, so it seemed like a natural step to publish them too," Questlove said in a statement. A Grammy-winning musician and creator of the Oscar-winning documentary 鈥淪ummer of Soul,鈥� Questlove is also planning a film about Stone, whose other hits include 鈥淒ance to the Music鈥� and 鈥淓veryday People.鈥�
The Associated Press
